Trip To Kedarnath

travellingdoc

hi guys a new membr here .Iam planning a trip to kedarnath this july arnd the 15th . is it a good time to go and is swift diesel good to take?

pvharikrishnan

Hi

Kedarnath visit season is from May to October of the year.

So July may experience some rain, be ready to face that. But i feel that is ok.

harikrishnan

travellingdoc

hi thanks for the info can u guide me as to will a trek to vasukitaal be feasible in this season or it the mercy of the rain gods as always.

pvharikrishnan

I think you even in july it should be possible. Generally rain creates problem down hill, not up hill.

I understand that Kedar taal is near gomukh > Tapovan and not near Kedarnath. See this thread in indiamike

With one of my friend i am planning a Tapovan > Nandanvan > Vasuki taal trek during September 2008. This will be my tendative dates.


Day 3 16 Sep Reach Delhi - Then Rishikesh - Gangotri bus at 5 AM. Should book the bus or try for a shared jeep
Day 4-5 17, 18 Sep Reach Harsil, 28 km down gangotri, and stay-8384 ft- [this is for acclamatisation] visit Sat Tal or seven lakes, nearby ( 2 kms.) is a not-to-be-missed attraction.
Day 6 19 Sep Reach Gangotri - Bojbasa [stay at Lal Baba's ashram ]
Day 7-8 20-21 Sep Reach Tapovan via Gomukh [Stay] Explore Neel Taal / Gandharv Taal / Santopanth Taal
Day 9 22 Sep Tapovan to Nandanvan [Stay] Vasuki taal
Day 10 23 Sep Nandanvan to Chitbasa [stay]
Day 11 24 Sep Chitbasa to Gangotri walk and to Utharkasi
Day 12 25 Sep Utharkashi to Sonaprayag
Day 13 26 Sep Sonaprayag to Gaurikund- treak to Kedarnath [14 KM] and back to Sonaprayag.
Day 14 27 Sep Buffer Day


regards
harikrishnan

travellingdoc

hi i checked out the official gmvnl site i think there are 2 vasukitaals with slightly difrent pronounciations. check the www.gmvnl.com site trekkings section they have a planned trek to vasukitaal from kedar taal.

Abybaby

Dear All,

we r planning to go to Kedarnath shortly as per the following plan
D-1: Reach haridwar by 12(max) and then to Rudraprayag by bus or by Jeep( stay there )--Need suggestions which is better Jeep or bus and where to stay in RP
D-2: Morning Start early( arnd 6) Take a taxi--reach G'kund arnd 9-B'fast there start climb by 10 reach K,nath by 4 ( i hope it can be done in 6 hrs )--Stay at K'nath
D-3: Morning Darshan--visit the Gandhi Sarovar--then back to G'kund--and back to Siyal Saur ( night stay there )
D-4: To Rishikesh and back to home

now i need some suggestions how to make this trip much better so that we can have some more time with us?
What will be the expected budget ( if we stay in decent hotels )
What will be the weather like in Kedarnath?

any other tips and suggestions will be more than handy.

TIA

Abybaby

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n kumar

Hi abybaby,
I think the monsoon is started and your trip might get stuck up due to land slides. July , august and upto mid sept is not advisable due to heavy runs.
1) Their are plenty of buses to rudraprayag and also take a bus to gaurikund from here.
2) Start as early as possible in the morning and you might take around 7 hours to reach kedarnath.
3) After darshan come back and stay at chandrapur gmvnl rest house very beautifull location on the banks of river mandakini.
4) Please try to stay at punjab and sind awas in kedarnath as it is a better place to stay.
Visit www.gmvnl.com for accomodation fares and availablity.

travellingdoc

iam also plannig a trip to kedar dham, there is another lake called vasuki taal it is 6 kms one way from kedarnath ill try to make it there too. my research revealed that punjab n sindh awas is a better place indeed. their numbers are 01364263202,93112278461 but are difficult to reach. also iam taking into account at least 3-4 hrs extra per long drive eg haridwar to gaurikund for traffic jams and landslides. also keep an alternate programme if visit to gandhi sarovar or vasuki taal does not work out due to bad weather . remenber we are the lords mercy at these places. much depends on the weather especially in this season

Abybaby

The plans changed but we finally reached our destination

D-1:-We started on 19th from delhi..since the plan was made on that day only so no reseervation was there in train (Jan shtbdi)
took another train to muzaffarnagar from where we boarded the jan shatabadi...reached haridwar at 7.50 pm...settled down in a hotel(500)...visited the nearby market searched for the gmou bus stop and taxi stand -- sleep.
D-2:- Got up early at 5--visited har ki pairi took bath ( this was a new experience for me )--but it was very refreshing--breakfast at mohan ji...then back to hotel..went to bus stand--to take bus for Rudraprayag(RP)--but landed up in a jeep--started from Haridwar at 11 am--midway stopped somewhere b4 Deoprayag--watched the confluence of bhagirathi and alaknanda from Top ( it was beautiful )--Passed through Srinagar and then finally reached RP at 4.20 pm ( our jeep driver looked that he will sleep shortly - but that was his style )--checked in few hotels/lodges but no space--finally found a guset house on kedarnath road itself ( Alaknanda guset house(500)--looked newly built--clean and the view was good )--our room faced the Alaknanda ( infact alaknanda was just 20 mts from us )--freshened up--visited the temple on the confluence--took part in the evening aarti and stayed there for some more time.
--at the confluence alaknanda was looking she was angry with mandakini , which was flowing very quitely there, that where have you been for so long..it was really beautiful.
Dinner and then slept.
D-3: got up at 5--took jeep for Gaurikund at 5.50--the jeep stopped midway at many points--passed through chandrapuri,tilwara,augstyamun i,guptkashi,rampur,sonprayag etc.
chandrapuri is really beautiful the gmvn is located at a perfect place.
reached G'kund at 9.30...took bath and after having b'fast started the climb at 11.00...kept on climbing taking breaks midway...reached rambara at 1.30..went to gmvn to have lunch...and then it started raining heavily..so we stayed there for some time...the food was excellent and the tea even better..
finally we started at 3 from rambara..rain had stopped but clouds were hanging on top and there was fog all around us...and after walking for 40 mts it started to drizzle...we kept on walking...but when the rain became heavy...we took shelter and some break...we purchased our ponchos from there...then again started...due to fog nothing was visible on the nearby mountains...so we kept on walking...finally before 1.5 km we got the first view of Kedarnath and it looked wonderful..with fog clearing up...the views were wonderful...just looking at that we got refreshed...finally at 6.30 we reached k'nath...but due to rains...and some other reasons we landed up in gmvn rest house(950)--it was pretty cold in k'nath at that time...we took some rest...enjoyed tea...and stayed in the room till 8...then we visited the temple and had darshan...that was a wonderful expereince...i saw the sky...it was full of stars so many stars...its been years that i have seen so many stars at night...that was all so beautiful...after having our dinner we retired at 10.
D-4: Got up at 7.30--legs paining badly--it was too ough to get up that morning--but finally we got up--and after refreshing had our breakfast and then headed for darshan at 8.30...that was all so beautiful...the tallest mountain was so tall...it looked as if we are standing near qutub minar and then watching it...all the surroundings were so beautiful...it was nature at its best..
darshan was over by 8.40...then we enjoyed sometime there only...and finally headed back to the RH...after having our breakfast...we visited the rapt kund near the RH...and we saw bubbles coming out of the kund when we speak anything..it was time for us to leave...( how i wish i would have stayed there for few more days )...started descending at 11 and reached g'kund at 2.15...there was no bus for RP...so we took a jeep to guptkashi at 3.15...reach there by 4.30 and luckily got the bus to RP...reached RP at 6.30...there took the jeep to srinagar...reached srinagar at 8...took a hotel there and retired at 10...
D-5: got up at 6...then visited the kamleshwar temple back by 7.30...took the jeep to rishikesh at 8...rchd rishikesh by 11.30
then took bus to haridwar rchd HW at 1...deposited luggage...and then har ki pairi...took bath...and then back to bus stand and took the bus back to home.
Note:
Road conditions:- good upto rishikesh then upto 20 kms say upto shivpuri...it was just ok type...then it was gud...rather very good upto RP...from rp to gupt kashi...it is ok...then gud...
at many places we saw roads were being constructed and widened...minor landslides at couple of places...
Rains:-we encountered only during our climb.
Transport:- i found it better to take jeep then buses...little faster and much more comfortable also...

Overall i would have definitely liked to spend few more days at k'nath and visit all the nearby places..specially the glaciers near by...lets see when that happens.

Thanks
`Abhi

patialahill

Hi Baby,

Nice to hear that you completed one of the char dhams.

How was rainfall? Is it was clear, moderate or heavy.

And what is your idea regarding pictures, as any journey is not complete without it.

PatialaHill

Abybaby

Thanks buddy!

the rainfall was moderate and it rained after rambara...the locals out there were saying that it rains here after 2 only...and it was...

i will share the snaps shortly